UK NSC blood spot task group (BSTG)
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp blood spot task group (BSTG) identifies practical and innovative approaches to help researchers and others develop evidence that can help the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) make good recommendations.
Membership
Chair
David Elliman, Clinical lead for Newborn Blood SpotÌýScreening Programme, Clinical Advisor toÌýUK NSC, Consultant Great Ormond Street Hospital
Members
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Amy Jayne McKnight, Northern Ireland Rare Disease and Congenital Anomaly RegistryÌý(NIRADCAR)
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Anneke Lucassen, Professor of Genomic Medicine and consultant in clinical genetics at the University of Oxford andâ€�UK NSC m±ð³¾²ú±ð°ùÌý
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Anupam Chakrapani, Consultant in Metabolic Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and Chair of Inherited Metabolic Disorders Newborn Screening Advisory BoardÌý
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Catherine Joynson, Head of Engagement at UK BiobankÌý
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Christine Cavanagh, midwife and former national manager of NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening ProgrammeÌý
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Ellen Thomas, Chief Medical Officer, Genomics EnglandÌý
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Felicity Boardman, Professor of Social Science in Medicine, University of Warwick and member ofâ€�UK NSC Fetal, Maternal and Child Health (FMCH) expert groupÌý
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Gail Walshe, former Director of Participation and Regional Development, ContactÌý
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Gina Brondel, National Congenital and Rare Diseases Registration Service (NCARDRS), EnglandÌý
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Graham Shortland, consultant paediatrician and vice-chair ofâ€� the UK NSCÌý
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Heather Payne, Consultant Paediatrician, Senior Medical Officer for Maternal and Child Health, Welsh GovernmentÌý
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Helen Lewis-Parmar, Consultant in Public Health, and Senior Clinical Lead for Antenatal and Newborn Screening, Vaccination and Screening Directorate, NHS EnglandÌý
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Jane Fisher, Director, Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC), patient and public voice (PPV) member ofâ€�FMCH expert groupÌý
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Jim Bonham, Laboratory Advisor to the NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening ProgrammeÌý
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Liz Robinson, Newborn Pathway Senior Development Manager, NHSEÌý
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Llion Davies, Congenital Anomaly Register and Information Service (CARIS), Public Health Wales NHS TrustÌý
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Mariska Leeflang, Full Professor, Epidemiology and Data Science, University of AmsterdamÌý
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Nick Meade, Director of Policy, Genetic Alliance UKÌý
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Oliver Rivero-Arias, Associate Professor and Senior Health Economist, University of Oxford, and member ofâ€�FMCH expert groupÌý
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Rachael Wood, Congenital Conditions and Rare Diseases Registration and Information Service for Scotland (CARDRISS)Ìý
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Rachel Knowles, Chair of the Antenatal and Newborn (ANNB) Research, Innovation and Development Advisory Committee (RIDAC), Principal Clinical Research Fellow at UCL and Clinical Advisor to the NBS screening programme at NHS EnglandÌý
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Robin Lachmann, Consultant in Inherited Metabolic Disease, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, National Specialty Advisor for Metabolic Disorders, and member ofâ€�FMCH expert groupÌý
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Sarah Stevens, National Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration Service (NCARDRS), NHSEÌý
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Sharon Hillier, Director, Screening Division, Public Health Wales,â€�UK NSC member and chair of theâ€�FMCH expert groupÌý
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Sian Taylor-Phillips, Professor of Population Health, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick,â€�UK NSC member and chair ofâ€�UK NSC research and methodology group (RMG)Ìý
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Stuart Moat, Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Director of the Wales Newborn Screening Laboratory and Clinical Lead for the Metabolic Biochemistry Laboratory, University Hospital of WalesÌý
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Susan Spillane, Deputy Director, Health Technology Assessment, Health Information and Quality Authority IrelandÌý
Participant observersÌý
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Amanda Hogan, Newborn and SCT pathway implementation lead, Vaccinations and Screening Directorate, ANNB Screening ProgrammesÌý
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Carol Beattie, Northern Ireland Senior Medical OfficerÌý
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David Tucker, CARIS, Public Health Wales NHS TrustÌý
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Ellen Crushell, Consultant Paediatrician, Republic of IrelandÌýÌý
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Helen Tutt, Policy Lead for Screening, Welsh GovernmentÌý
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Lisa Douet, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)Ìý
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Ray Smith, Head of National Screening Policy, DHSCÌý
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Tasmin Sommerfield, Consultant in Public Health Medicine for National Screening Programmes, National Clinical Advisor for Screening, NHS National Services Scotland
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Tsitsi Muchayingeyi, Screening Policy Lead, DHSC
Terms of reference
Meetings
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp BSTG met for the first time on 29 April 2022.
BTSG discussions feed into policy development and are therefore confidential.Ìý
However, the group publishes summary meeting notes so they may be shared for input and discussion by interested stakeholders.ÌýÌý
»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp BTSG provides updates on its work and outputs at the UK NSC Fetal, Maternal and Child Health (FMCH) group meetings 3 times a year.